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Tracks, Symposia, Workshops & Special Sessions

The 2013 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems(CTS 2013)

May 20-24, 2013

The Sheraton San Diego Hotel & MarinaSan Diego, California, USA

(Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2012)

PURPOSE AND SCOPEThe
14th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems
(CTS 2013) Organizing Committee invites proposals for tracks, symposia,
workshops and special sessions to be held in conjunction with the CTS
2013 Conference.

Tracks, symposia, workshops and special
sessions provide an opportunity for researchers to present results and
participate in focused discussions of timely topics on various areas of
collaboration computing systems and technologies. They are to establish
a common understanding of a certain aspect, to share experiences, to
foster research communities, to learn from each other, to identify open
problems and/or to explore future directions of research.

A track
or symposium will typically go for more than one day. A workshop will
typically be a full day (10-16 papers). A special session will
typically have 4-6 papers. Tracks, symposia, workshops and special
sessions may also have invited speakers, panels or forums, demos, etc.
Tracks, symposia, workshops and special sessions will be fully refereed
and their accepted papers will be published as part of the CTS 2013
proceedings.

The tracks, symposia, workshops and special
sessions are considered part of the overall CTS Conference and hence
included in the Conference’s registration. For each track, symposium,
workshop or special session, at least one organizer must commit to
attending and running the respective track, symposium, workshop or
special session.

Requirements for submission of a Track, Symposium, Workshop or Special Session proposal

Title of the track, symposium, workshop or special session.

A brief technical description and scope
of the track, symposium, workshop or special session, identification of
specific technical issues/topics, focus, and motivations /
justification of its timeliness.

Instructions for paper submission and a detailed description of the review process.

The names, postal addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the proposed (track, symposium, workshop, special session) organizing committee.
This committee should consist of appropriate number of experienced
members knowledgeable in the technical issues to be addressed by the
track, symposium, workshop or special session. Please include the web
site of each organizer and if appropriate a CV.

Primary contact(s) of the Organizing Committee.

The Technical Program Committee
members of the track, symposium, workshop, or special session. The TPC
must comprise of highly qualified members in the area of focus. Students are not allowed as TPC members. The
list should include names, affiliation, and contact information of the
members.

Estimated number of accepted papers, participants, length, and important dates of the track, symposium/ workshop/ special session.

The plans and means of publicity and soliciting participation that will be pursued.

Any resources
that may be required, such as time (two days, one day or half day
track, symposium, workshop, special session), expected room size,
whether a panel setup is needed, invited speakers, waived registrations,
etc.

Information about the previous edition of the track/symposium/workshop/special session (if any): attendance, number of papers submitted, number of papers accepted, journal special issues, and so on.

All
proposals should be submitted by electronic mail as a .doc attachment.
Samples of previous proposals can be found on the CTS 2012 web site at http://cts2012.cisedu.info/ under the Symposia, Workshops & Sessions menus.

If
approved, the organizers agree to strictly follow all professional
standards and ethics in performing their role as well as abide by the
CTS 2013 rules and policies, including its program and activities.